时 (時)
shí
Pinyin
Definition
时 (時)
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- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period
时 (時)
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- surname Shi
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不识时务
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
- 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
- 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
- 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
- 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
- 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
- 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
Sample Sentences
我先生今儿出门儿的时候,说要和大学同学聚餐,我总觉得不对劲儿,一定有事儿,就打电话问了一个熟人,他就露馅儿了,我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
现在很多学生,上课的时候不是在打盹儿,就是在和哥们儿聊天儿,没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了,很不是滋味儿。
Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.
你什么时候生日?
When is your birthday?
嗯,二十四小时不停机吗?
Do they work around the clock?
今天时间不够,我们只好走马看花。
We don’t have enough time today. We can only rush through sightseeing.
他小的时候,他妈叫他去买红糖,他买了白糖回来。他妈骂他,他摇摇头说:“红糖白糖不是差不多吗?”
When he was a child, his mother sent him out to buy some brown sugar. He came back with white sugar. His mother scolded him – but the young Mr. Chabuduo simply shook his head and said, “Brown sugar and white sugar! Are they not the same?”
他在学堂的时候,先生问他:“直隶省的西边是哪一省?”他说是陕西。
Once, while attending school, a teacher asked him which province was located on the western border of Hebei. He said it was Shaanxi.
老师,我想加长考试时间。
Teacher, I want to extend the exam time.
五点,你可以准时到吗?
At five, can you make it on time?
有一间公司的股票涨得很快,但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后”,这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.